I had an idea occur to me while watching the Cardinals game wind down. I'm probably not the first to think of this.

If a player catches the ball and does a backward lateral out of bounds, would that be legal? Or is there a rule against that to keep players from using it to stop the clock as they try to come from behind?

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The disguised blitz Winfield ran was beautiful, the strip and the ball was just gravy. Then there was the play he ducked the FB and took down the back in one motion. The screen pass he blew up on his own. The guy plays like he's 6'2".

If I'm Mora I get as much tape on Winfield as I can and send them home with Wilson.
 Winfield uses his power all over the field.

The article discussing Lane Kiffin's probable exit and Rob Ryan's possible ascent to become the Raiders head coach has one small section about the offensive coaches.

Silver and Black Report

"An added bonus, on the other hand, might be that Ryan’s elevation could help Oakland retain highly regarded offensive coordinator Greg Knapp — who would finally get to call the plays — and even more highly regarded offensive line coach Tom Cable, plus popular running backs coach Tom Rathman, all of whom intend to join Seattle Seahawks heir apparent Jim Mora Jr.’s staff next year, according to S&B Report sources."

I don't know what to think, because although the names sound familiar I am not a close enough NFL follower to really know what they are highly regarded for or if they even are.

I saw some discussion and different numbers thrown out there on Colbert's contract. So when I read this I thought some here might want to know what we are on the hook for besides the 5th(4th).

Koren Robinson - Base Salary of $730,000(1 year deal)

Keary Colbert - Base Salary of $605,000, with 2.5 and 1.5 being owed to finish the 3 year deal if he stays with the Seahawks. The Broncos kept the signing bonus on their books so we are not paying him much this year.

Seattle Times Story

"The only other injury coming out of Sunday's overtime loss to San Francisco was cornerback Kelly Jennings, who suffered a broken rib that required an injection at halftime. Jennings finished the game. He will not practice much this week, but is expected to play next Sunday when the Seahawks play the Rams in the third game of the season."

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That leaves us with two starting CBs with broken bones in the secondary. Seneca Wallace is also out for a few weeks and Logan Payne is done for the year as we all expected.

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The article goes on to say a few things about our new punter. Sounds like he might be a pretty good one. Here is some of the article.

 "Ryan is thrilled to have landed so quickly in a new situation, however. Two days after he and his girlfriend were lying around his Green Bay condo wondering what had happened, his agent called to say the Seahawks wanted to bring him in for a tryout.

That was before Ryan Plackemeier struggled through Sunday's opener in Buffalo, meaning the former Seahawks punter clearly was on a short leash. Ryan flew to Phoenix to work out with a kicking specialist for two days, came to Seattle on Monday and sufficiently impressed the Seahawks staff with his workout that Plackemeier got the boot.

"That was a tough call because Plack is a good guy and he had a tough ballgame," coach Mike Holmgren said. "I don't think those were ideal kicking conditions. Clearly it was wet and windy and all that kind of stuff.

"My feeling is this will not be the last time Plack punts in the NFL. He might wind up back here; who knows? But our special teams, we can't have a game like we had Sunday. There were a lot of reasons. That includes kickers, cover people, everybody."

Holmgren said Ryan had a good workout, and "now that has to transfer over for us in the game Sunday and this season, hopefully. As I said, I hope it's a long stay for him."

Ryan's averages last year of 44.4 overall and 37.6 yards net well exceeded Plackemeier's 40.0 and 34.3, but the Packers wanted to go with the consistency of former Redskins kicker Derrick Frost."

Seahawks just supposedly signed him, and we are not sure what his skill-set is.

We all know he is fast, and that he is a PR/KR. But what kind of hands does he have, is he any good at route-running? Can he play on coverage teams, is he an good, adaquate, or bad tackler? And anything else you can tell us would he helpful.

Thank you

 - Seahawk fan

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Although Special Teams is a big concern...we have a new punter, and a couple guys who can return punts. Other than that hopefully the other issues are worked on this week. I'm not honestly sure how much Babs plays on special teams but hopfully he can help in coverage.

On defense, getting Bernard back should help both our run stopping and pass rushing. Our run stopping looked a lot better than I expected with him out...and really encourages me about Howard Green's supposed improvements. But where I really think Bernard will help is his pass rushing. He's always been a good pass rusher, and teamed with Mebane hopefully helps with the pressure up the middle.

On offense, we really REALLY need Locklear back. We didn't pass block very well besides Walter Jones...and we need Lock on the right side. Another reason we need him is that it gives Willis the chance to compete for RG...and we need our best backup OL to compete for that job. Our backups are much better at the Guard positions than Tackle IMO, and our OL could look better next week with Lock back and Sims out. I like Sims...but the improvement pass blocking at RT means a lot to our offense, and the drop-off from Sims to Willis or Pork Chop(so Willis eventually) is less than from Locklear to Willis at RT. With Morris out, we need to see Duckett play...and I'd like to see some of Weaver's skills used with Schmitt. Some powerback looks I think would give the defense something else to think about...having enough bodies to take down the back. I don't know what to expect this week, but was surprised not to see Seneca in the offense for any snaps last game. I expect to see him at least some this week.

First, I want to say that considering how your team played, and the Brady injury that looks like a season ending one, good luck following Whitner into the playoffs.

I really REALLY like how your team is built. Your pass defense wasn't really tested, so I don't really know what to say about it. But your run defense, blitzing, and defensive playcalling in general was(were?) dominant. Stroud and Mitchell help make that front 7 strong and scary and should be able to dominate several offensive lines in this league. Even without Locklear the Seahawks OL is not filled with chumps, and Matt Hasselbeck is a pretty smart and seasoned veteran QB. The playcalling especially I'm jealous of, I'd like to see something like that in Seattle with the talent that we have.

Something I am even more jealous of, is your special teams play. Not just the K, P and KR/PR like some teams seem to think. The whole special teams squad. In my opinion, the special teams were the difference between the Bills scoring 7, 10 or 13-14 points, and the 34 points scored today. Neither of the TDs were scored on a long field, and I don't have to recount to you all of the great things that your special teams did, and field position was consistantly close to midfield for your team.

Offensively, the power runner meshes well with the strong defense and special teams. The run wasn't particularly effective today, besides the TD rush. Lynch is special, but the blocking wasn't great for him. Not sure if it was the Seattle D, the OTs being in unfamiliar locations, or something else. But Trent Edwards I think is a real winner of a QB for your team.

The Seahawks definately looked bad today, and contributed to your team's dominance in a way no team should, but you have a lot going for your team and not a lot working against you. With that kind of pass blocking it doesn't matter how good your passing game is, your QB shouldn't lose games for you. Good luck again in the AFC East, I'd rather you all win the division than any of those teams.